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A study of the articles of faith : being a consideration of the principal doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by James E Talmage, (James Edward), 1862-1933 is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is A study of the articles of faith : being a consideration of the principal doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints about?
Twenty-nine-year-old geologist and college president James E. Talmage noted in his journal in 1891: "Today I had an interview with the First Presidency of the Church ... another appointment for an interview was set for Monday next." From these two meetings came a commission to write twenty-four lectures, twenty-two of which were ultimately delivered to college audiences, treating the basic tenets of LDS belief. The lectures were then published by the church as The Articles of Faith, the only authorized, book-length explication of Mormon doctrine. The book proved to be one of several seminal treatises Talmage would write that would dominate the landscape of LDS thought for a century. Talmage felt honored to write for the church and offered The Articles of Faith as a gift, waiving royalties. But after the first print run of 10,500 quickly sold out, church president Lorenzo Snow insisted that Talmage receive a reciprocal "gift" from the church of $1,500 for the copyright. The book has sold well to the present day. Besides articulating well-established points of doctrine, The Articles of Faith also addressed controversies concerning eternal progress, the Holy Ghost, the kingdom of God,
Who reads A study of the articles of faith : being a consideration of the principal doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- James E Talmage, (James Edward), 1862-1933
- Publisher
- Deseret Book Company
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780875793252
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Christian
- Rating
- 4.42 / 5 (5,745 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13